Once upon a time, with a vision of a fantastic year of experience as an au pair, carrying only one suite case, I went to the other end of the planet, called the United States. Desire to discover the whole world was the main motivation for such a trip. This was going to be the beginning of my dream! But let 's go back to my sweet twenties, where I´ll tell you, in a serie of articles, a story about two poor girls, traveling to Caribbean.
Fort Lauderdale / Miami, USA Sunday 17.12. 2006
I can´t believe it, but it 's here! Despite all the obstacles, such as having no one to go with, a lack of money, my desired trip being sold out, and at the last moment, I was told that we can´t participate if neither of us is 25 years old, the dream day 1 of my Caribbean cruise is here. My American host family ( the one I work for as a live-in nanny) left on Friday for a holiday to Mexico to celebrate the Chanukah, therefore there is no decoration in the house (as opposed to the rest of the US), and it doesn´t seem Holidays are coming in one week from now. But I already have
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To become a participant of the show, you can contest at a local karaoke bar, where the best singers are selected to join the last night show. Or would you rather sing along the piano? Go to the Irish bar with a revolving auditorium, being a bar and a stage at the same time, having a piano man sitting in the midle and the guest around him. Call out the name of your favorite song and tip the musician into a mason jar to play. Being the main earning on the boat, since the payouts are low, tipping is welcomed by each employee on the ship. Of course, I participated in those programs. Every night! Singing on a giant stage for so many people was a challenge. Well, in the twenties, one has the courage to give away